KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg witnessed the symbolic handover of zakat contributions totalling RM387,439 during the Yayasan Sarawak Group’s Iftar ceremony at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) last night (Mar 12). The contributions were presented by Yayasan Sarawak Group’s subsidiary companies with Petronesa Sdn
KUCHING: The full details of Sarawak’s free tertiary education programme will be announced in November. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the state government is in the final stages of implementing the initiative, with preparations nearly complete. “The free tertiary education that we
Book Title: It Ends With UsISBN: 9781471156267Author: Colleen HooverPublisher: Simon & Schuster UKPublication Year: August 2, 2016Price: RM69.90 “Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most,” Colleen Hoover I recently watched the Netflix adaptation of ‘It Ends With Us’, based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling
KUCHING: The request by over 800 medical personnel to return and serve in Sarawak will be discussed in the upcoming Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Technical Committee meeting. In stating this, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the matter, along with broader discussions on healthcare administration and economic authority
BINTANGOR: In a heart-felt tribute to women’s contributions to society, Meradong assemblyman, Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing, and his wife, Datin Kueh Nai Fun, distributed 500 flowers to women at Bintangor Tamu Market in conjunction with International Women’s Day today. When met at the market yesterday, Ding emphasised that the initiative
KUCHING: In a significant effort to combat food waste, the MYSaveFood Project collected and distributed approximately 200 kilogrammes of food and beverages contributed by traders at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Ramadan Bazaar at Stutong Market on March 4. This marks one of the highest amounts recorded since the
KUCHING: A total of 700 packs of ‘bubur lambuk’ were distributed to the public within just 30 minutes at the annual Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Bubur Lambuk Distribution programme here. The programme held at the MBKS Ramadan Bazaar at Stutong Market was an initiative by the local council in
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg joined state civil servants for an Iftar programme followed by Maghrib, Isyak, and Tarawih prayers at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) complex, yesterday (Mar 6) strengthening ties between the state leadership and government officers. The event also saw 100 civil
KUCHING: Sarawak will adopt the dry retention pond method to address flooding issues in Kampung Sinar Budi, Batu Kawa, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the dry detention pond will be built in the village area at a cost exceeding RM14 million. “Recently, I had
KUCHING: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Datuk Dr Simon Poh has called on Christians and people of goodwill to embrace the Lenten season with humility, prayer and acts of kindness. Speaking to Sarawak Tribune after the Ash Wednesday mass, he reminded the faithful that the sign of ashes marked